Flowerpot or other vessel



R. D. WELLS.

FLowEaPoT 0R OTHER vEsseL.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 2.1, 1920.

Patented Sept.A 2() llIIlll/ll llll llllllllllllll ATTORNEYS ZZ n2 INVENTOR UNITED STATES PATENT. OFFICE'.

" RUSSELL D. WELLS, or RoYERsFoRD, PENNSYLVANIA'.

rLoWEaro'r 0R OTHER vEss'EL.

T o all whom it, may concern:

Be 1t known that I, RUSSELL a citizen of the United States, residin D. WELLS, at

l Royersford, county Vof Montgomeryf tate of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Flowerpot or other Vessel, of which the following is a specification.V

My invention consists of a novel construction of a flower potv or similar vessel, a saucer therefor and a novel construction of locking means common to'said saucer and the bottom of the pot, whereby when ,the-` parts are assembled and givenL a slight axial rotation, the saucer will be firmly and ef; fectively locked with respect to the base of the Hower pot, and, in addition, suitable provision will be madel for the circulation of water from said flower pot tosaid saucer.

It further consists of .a novel construction of a flower pot having ports through the base thereofand on the bottom ofl said base parallel radial ordiametric ridges or walls forming radial passages communicating with said ports to permit of the circulation ofwater.

It further consists of a novel construction of a flower pot, having in its base an aperture of cylindrical contour terminating in a slot, above which is located an annular cam surface, whereby theloeking of the saucer lug is effected when the. parts are assembled, and axially rotated to thev desired extent.

It further consists of a novel construction of a saucer having on the'vbase thereof a head provided witha laterally extending locking lug adapted to coact ywith an opening of a similar contour in the base of the flower pot.

It further consists of other novel features of construction all as will be hereinafter fully set forth.

For'the purpose of illustrating my invention, I have shown in the accompanying drawings, a typical embodiment of it which is at present preferred by me, since same will give in practice satisfactory and reliable results, although it is to be understood Speciicationrof Letters Patent.

a flowery potfor other vessel embodying my invention, showing the preferred construction of the under surface of the bottom or basel thereof.

F ig.` 2 represents a perspective view` of the saucer of the flower pot in disconnected position.

Fig. 3 represents a plan view of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 represents a `vertical view ofA the flower pot and saucer in locked or assembled position. n

Fig. 5 represents a section on line 5 5 Fig. 3. f

Fig. 6 represents a sectiony on line 6 6A Fig. 2.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts 1n the figures. Referring to the drawings 1 designates the body of my novel construction of flower pot or other vessel which may be made or cast of any suitable material and has the conical or other shaped annular wall`2 and the base 3 having the ports 4 therethrough, which are preferably four in number and extend through the space between the parallel bottom spacing walls or ridges 5, which merge into or are of the same height as the central annular bottom wall 6, which surrounds the aperture 7 which is in the form of a key hole opening 7 havingthe cylindrical portion 8 and the lateral slot 9,- whichparts are of the same contourr as the locking lug 10 and annular head 11,v which is supported or cast` on the central boss 12 of the saucer 13, which may be made or cast of any suitable material. 14 designates a raised annular cam surface on the top of the base 3, which partially surrounds the aperture 7, the exthe top of the cam Surface 14 to 'the desired extent, so that the saucer and pot will be firmly locked together andappear as seen in Fig. 4. The parts are unlocked, by rotating Patented Sept. 20, v19.21,.r

, Application led August 21, 1920:V Serial No. 405,170. f f

them ,axially in the opposite direction to that descr1bed until the lug 10 alines with the slot 9, whereupon they can be readily disengaged and appear as seen in Figs. 1 and 2. Whenv the parts are in their` locked or assembled position, as seen in Fig. 4 it will be apparent that .the bottom of the base 3 isk spaced from the top of the saucer 13 by 'a distance equal to the height of the parallel radial or diametric ridges 5, so that water can circulate through the portsk 4, into the saucer 13.

Water circulating passages are formed Y between the walls or ridges 5, the preferred arrangements of which will bel understood from F igs.`1 and 3, wherein said walls -are shown as extending radially or diametrically with respect to each other. VThe extent and will give in practice satisfactory and reliable inclination of the annular raised cam surface 14 will be clearly understood from Figs."

ybe necessarily limited to a pot or vessel adapted for Yholding flowers, but to any suitable receptacle or vessel wherein it is desired to have thev saucer capable of being readily disengaged therefrom 4for-anyA purf ose. p Il have-.devised a novel and useful construction of a flower pot or vessel, which ernbodies the features of advantage enumerated as desirable in' the statement of the invention and the abovedescription, and while I have, inv the present instance shownA and described preferred embodiments thereof which results, it is vto be understood that the same is susceptible of modification in various particulars'rl without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention orsacriicing any of its advantages.

Having thus described` my invention, what I claim as new and desire'to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a device of the character stated, a vessel having an aperture in itsbottom of annular contour and provided with a laterally extending slot, and an annular raised cam surface above said aperture and in prox-` imity thereto. 2. A flower pot or otherl vessel having a base provided with ports and parallel walls on the bottom of said base, into the spaces between whichvwalls said ports discharge.

3. In a device of the character stated, a flower pot or other vessel having a key-hole slot in the bottom thereof, an annular raised locking cam surface in proximity to said keyhole slot, and radially extending walls on the bottomof said flower pot, whereby water circulating passages are formed between said walls, said bottom having ports extending therethrough and communicating with saidpassages between said walls.

4. The combination of a vessel; a saucer therefor, spacing r devices intermediate the bottom of said vessel and saucer, an annular raised cam surface on the bottom of said ves-` sel and locking means common to said saucer and vessel, whereby a partial axial rotation of either will Yimniovably lock said. saucer with respect to its vessel.

5. The combination of a vessel, a saucer bottoms of said vessel andsaucer, and locking means common to said saucer andr vessel, whereby a partial axial rotation of either will immovablylock saidV saucer with respect to its vessel,the bottom of said vessel'havingV ports therein leading to the passages between said spacing devlces.

Witnesses:

PAUL BROOKE, l GEORGE W. WAGQNER.

e RUssELr. D. wELLs`.

so therefor, spacing devices intermediate the 

